This is a friendly reminder to join financial advisors, including Jordan Sutton and Jerry G. Sutton of SuttonAdvisors, PLC for an overview of tax preparation for artists and arts organizations. Get a head start on planning for next tax season and come with questions to help you prepare for 2013!*

Please join the Arts Council of Greater Lansing for the eighth workshop in the 2011-2012 series as a part of the new "SmArts Program: A Professional Development Program for Creatives." The program is generously supported by Title Sponsor Michigan State University Federal Credit Union with additional support from the Capital Region Community Foundation and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.

*Please note that this workshop was originally scheduled for May 3rd and that the date, as well as the presenter(s), has changed.

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Jim Abbott was born September 19, 1967, in Flint, Michigan without a right hand. He was an All-America hurler at Michigan; won the Sullivan Award in 1987; was the pitcher for the Gold Medal Olympic Team in 1988; and threw a 4-0 no-hitter for the New York Yankees versus Cleveland (September 4, 1993). Jim played for 10 seasons on 4 different teams and ended his big league playing career in 1999.

Abbott has worked with The Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) on several initiatives encouraging businesses to hire people with disabilities.

Today, in addition to often being a Guest Pitching Instructor during Spring Training for the Los Angeles Angels, Jim Abbott is a motivational speaker.

Join us for an author talk and booksigning with Jim Abbott, Major League Baseball's famed pitcher, JIm Abbott, as he discusses his new autobiography, Imperfect.

On an overcast September day in 1993, Jim Abbott took the mound at Yankee Stadium and threw one of the most dramatic no-hitters in major-league history. The game was the crowning achievement in an unlikely success story, unseen in the annals of professional sports. In Imperfect, the one-time big league ace retraces his remarkable journey.

Born without a right hand, Jim Abbott as a boy dreamed of being a great athlete. Raised in Flint, Michigan, by parents who saw in his condition not a disability but an extraordinary opportunity, Jim became a two-sport standout in high school, then an ace pitcher for the University of Michigan.

But his journey was only beginning.

As a nineteen-year-old, Jim beat the vaunted Cuban National Team. By twenty-one, he'd won the gold medal game at the 1988 Olympics and-without spending a day in the minor leagues-cracked the starting rotation of the California Angels. In 1991, he would finish third in the voting for the Cy Young Award. Two years later, he would don Yankee pinstripes and deliver a one-of-a-kind no-hitter.

It wouldn't always be so good. After a season full of difficult losses-some of them by football scores-Jim was released, cut off from the game he loved. Unable to say good-bye so soon, Jim tried to come back, pushing himself to the limit-and through one of the loneliest experiences an athlete can have.

But always, even then, there were children and their parents waiting for him outside the clubhouse doors, many of them with disabilities like his, seeking consolation and advice. These obligations became Jim's greatest honor.

In this honest and insightful memoir, Jim Abbott reveals the insecurities of a life spent as the different one, how he habitually hid his disability in his right front pocket, and why he chose an occupation in which the uniform provided no front pockets. With a riveting pitch-by-pitch account of his no-hitter providing the ideal frame for his story, this unique athlete offers readers an extraordinary and unforgettable memoir.

Hi, just a reminder that you're receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in Saturn Booksellers. Don't forget to add saturn_booksellers@hotmail.com to your address book so we'll be sure to land in your inbox! This is a DIFFERENT email than the Shelf Awareness for Avid Readers that we sponsor for you each Tuesday and Friday - this one comes directly from the store and has store-related info.

2) Debut Party for Gaylord's own Mary Seger on May 15th at 6:30. Her new book is The Parent Guidebook. For more info,click here.

Greetings!

Crazy time is comin' for us here at the bookstore...I've spent the last several weeks lining up authors and events for the coming months, and you can see the lineup as it stands right now here.

Three of our favorite authors have 'action' right now, too...

...and then there's a free ticket or two you need to stop by or order online...

Also, a quick THANK YOU to the World Book Night Givers who passed out 440 free books here Monday and Monday night. It was great fun, and hopefully created some new readers in the process! Read more here.

jill

1) Claire Cook - personalized Wallflowers for Mother's Day

Claire Cook's next book, Wallflower in Bloom, isn't set to release until June 5th, but because we carry Claire's signed copies, she's offered to not only sign, but personalize copies as Mother's Day gifts! Stop in or click here for details...Mom (or you, we know you want one, too...), will get their book as soon as they are released in June, and we'll get you a pretty IOU to give on May 13th.

2) Lesley Kagen - signed Good Graces paperbacks....

Good Graces, the sequel to Whistling in the Dark, ( a HUGE Saturn favorite), picks up right where Whistling leaves off, and is a great read, too. It releases in paperback on May 1st (Tuesday), and we'll have signed copies of it, and ALL of Lesley's books, on hand. Stop in or click here to order your copies!

3) Katrina Kittle - writing workshop registration

We are currently taking registration for a fiction writing workshop with the fabulous Katrina Kittle. You don't have to be published, or even have a work in progress, just possess a love of writing and a desire to improve. Click here for all of the info and to sign up, or pop in to see us! The time to commit is NOW!

As we wrap up our 4th Big Read at Cromaine Library, we thank everyone who attended our events, took home a book and shared it with someone else, and enjoyed Mark Twain and Tom Sawyer with us this past month! Thank you to our generous sponsors and especially our Friends of Cromaine Library. And thank you to the National Endowment for the Arts and Arts Midwest for awarding us the only Big Read grant in Michigan this year.

Mark Twain will visit Hartland Music Hall to tell a few jokes, some great stories and take us all back to the time when "Tom Sawyer" was written. Free and open to the public. Join us at the Hartland Music Hall.

Register online - Join us at Hartland Music Hall

Friends Used Book Sale!

Thursday, April 26, 5:00 - 7:30 pm ~ Friends Members Only Preview Sale! You can join at the door for $5.00

Friday, April 27, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm ~ Door Open to the public!

Saturday, April 28, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm ~ Friends Bag Sale Day!

Last weekend to donate!

Hunger is No Game!

Drop your non-perishable food items off until Monday, April 30 at Cromaine in the Village or the Crossroads Branch, as part of Livingston Reads 2012.

Jim Abbott was born September 19, 1967, in Flint, Michigan without a right hand. He was an All-America hurler at Michigan; won the Sullivan Award in 1987; was the pitcher for the Gold Medal Olympic Team in 1988; and threw a 4-0 no-hitter for the New York Yankees versus Cleveland (September 4, 1993). Jim played for 10 seasons on 4 different teams and ended his big league playing career in 1999.

Abbott has worked with The Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) on several initiatives encouraging businesses to hire people with disabilities.

Today, in addition to often being a Guest Pitching Instructor during Spring Training for the Los Angeles Angels, Jim Abbott is a motivational speaker.

Join us for an author talk and booksigning with Jim Abbott, Major League Baseball's famed pitcher, JIm Abbott, as he discusses his new autobiography, Imperfect.

On an overcast September day in 1993, Jim Abbott took the mound at Yankee Stadium and threw one of the most dramatic no-hitters in major-league history. The game was the crowning achievement in an unlikely success story, unseen in the annals of professional sports. In Imperfect, the one-time big league ace retraces his remarkable journey.

Born without a right hand, Jim Abbott as a boy dreamed of being a great athlete. Raised in Flint, Michigan, by parents who saw in his condition not a disability but an extraordinary opportunity, Jim became a two-sport standout in high school, then an ace pitcher for the University of Michigan.

But his journey was only beginning.

As a nineteen-year-old, Jim beat the vaunted Cuban National Team. By twenty-one, he'd won the gold medal game at the 1988 Olympics and-without spending a day in the minor leagues-cracked the starting rotation of the California Angels. In 1991, he would finish third in the voting for the Cy Young Award. Two years later, he would don Yankee pinstripes and deliver a one-of-a-kind no-hitter.

It wouldn't always be so good. After a season full of difficult losses-some of them by football scores-Jim was released, cut off from the game he loved. Unable to say good-bye so soon, Jim tried to come back, pushing himself to the limit-and through one of the loneliest experiences an athlete can have.

But always, even then, there were children and their parents waiting for him outside the clubhouse doors, many of them with disabilities like his, seeking consolation and advice. These obligations became Jim's greatest honor.

In this honest and insightful memoir, Jim Abbott reveals the insecurities of a life spent as the different one, how he habitually hid his disability in his right front pocket, and why he chose an occupation in which the uniform provided no front pockets. With a riveting pitch-by-pitch account of his no-hitter providing the ideal frame for his story, this unique athlete offers readers an extraordinary and unforgettable memoir.